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| In February 2009, a production of the musical ] was cancelled. According to the theater teacher, the cancellation was a result of the principal's desire to censor its portrayal of prostitution and homosexuality, despite not featuring prostitution. The principal later stated that she did not raise prostitution or homosexuality as a concern for wanting the play to be edited, and that the theater teacher had cancelled the show without even letting the principal see the script because he not made enough preparations to start the show in time. The theater teacher had said that he had intended to show the play to fight homophobia on campus, after number of Corona del Mar students were found using homophobic slurs.<ref>, by Jeff Overley, ], February 13, 2009</ref><ref name="NYT-Rent">, by Patrick Healy, '']'', February 19, 2009</ref><ref name="Advocate">, by Ross von Metzke, '']'', February 27, 2009</ref> Student demand eventually brought back the play.<ref name="Advocate" /> In March that same year, the ] sued the school for inadequately responding to, allowing, and even condoning an atmosphere of sexist and homophobic violence, after a video surfaced of male students threatening to rape and kill a female student. The ACLU cited the principal's choice to have an assistant football coach investigate the behavior of the male students, despite all but one of the male students being on football team. Additionally, the ACLU pointed to the lack of appropriate punishment for the boys or adequate protection for the victim, with only two students being suspended for five days. The use of a censored version of ''Rent'', as well as its temporary cancellation, were also cited in the suit.<ref name="7signs"/><ref name="LATimes1"> by Adolfo Flores, '']'', May 7, 2014</ref><ref>, by Jacob Adelman, ]/'']'', March 18, 2009</ref><ref>, by Susannah Rosenblatt, ], March 19, 2009</ref><ref>, by Patrick Healy, '']'', March 18, 2009</ref> By the time the play ''Rent'' finally opened, the ] threatened to and eventually picketed the play.<ref>, Corona del Mar Today, April 22, 2009</ref><ref name="LATimes-Rent">, by Paloma Esquivel, '']'', April 25, 2009</ref> In response to the protests, a counter-protest of at least 200 individuals guarded the campus from the Westboro Baptist Church. Shortly after, the Westboro Baptist Church left.<ref name="LATimes-Rent" /> The play sold out on its opening and won multiple awards in the National Youth Theatre California Awards.<ref>, by Brianna Bailey, '']'', June 19, 2009</ref> A settlement was reached in September, when the school district agreed to create and enforce anti-harassment policies and train both students and staff at Corona del Mar High School on the subject.<ref>, by Patricia Cohen], ArtsBeat for the '']'', September 10, 2009</ref> | In February 2009, a production of the musical ] was cancelled. According to the theater teacher, the cancellation was a result of the principal's desire to censor its portrayal of prostitution and homosexuality, despite not featuring prostitution. The principal later stated that she did not raise prostitution or homosexuality as a concern for wanting the play to be edited, and that the theater teacher had cancelled the show without even letting the principal see the script because he not made enough preparations to start the show in time. The theater teacher had said that he had intended to show the play to fight homophobia on campus, after number of Corona del Mar students were found using homophobic slurs.<ref>, by Jeff Overley, ], February 13, 2009</ref><ref name="NYT-Rent">, by Patrick Healy, '']'', February 19, 2009</ref><ref name="Advocate">, by Ross von Metzke, '']'', February 27, 2009</ref> Student demand eventually brought back the play.<ref name="Advocate" /> In March that same year, the ] sued the school for inadequately responding to, allowing, and even condoning an atmosphere of sexist and homophobic violence, after a video surfaced of male students threatening to rape and kill a female student. The ACLU cited the principal's choice to have an assistant football coach investigate the behavior of the male students, despite all but one of the male students being on football team. Additionally, the ACLU pointed to the lack of appropriate punishment for the boys or adequate protection for the victim, with only two students being suspended for five days. The use of a censored version of ''Rent'', as well as its temporary cancellation, were also cited in the suit.<ref name="7signs"/><ref name="LATimes1"> by Adolfo Flores, '']'', May 7, 2014</ref><ref>, by Jacob Adelman, ]/'']'', March 18, 2009</ref><ref>, by Susannah Rosenblatt, ], March 19, 2009</ref><ref>, by Patrick Healy, '']'', March 18, 2009</ref> By the time the play ''Rent'' finally opened, the ] threatened to and eventually picketed the play.<ref>, Corona del Mar Today, April 22, 2009</ref><ref name="LATimes-Rent">, by Paloma Esquivel, '']'', April 25, 2009</ref> In response to the protests, a counter-protest of at least 200 individuals guarded the campus from the Westboro Baptist Church. Shortly after, the Westboro Baptist Church left.<ref name="LATimes-Rent" /> The play sold out on its opening and won multiple awards in the National Youth Theatre California Awards.<ref>, by Brianna Bailey, '']'', June 19, 2009</ref> A settlement was reached in September, when the school district agreed to create and enforce anti-harassment policies and train both students and staff at Corona del Mar High School on the subject.<ref>, by Patricia Cohen], ArtsBeat for the '']'', September 10, 2009</ref> | ||
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Public school in Newport Beach, California| Corona del Mar High School | |
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 aerial view of Corona del Mar High School | |
| Address | |
| 2101 Eastbluff Drive Newport Beach, California 92660 | |
| Coordinates | 33°38′01″N 117°52′36″W / 33.633537°N 117.876686°W / 33.633537; -117.876686 |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Home of the Sea Kings |
| Established | 1962 |
| School district | Newport-Mesa Unified School District |
| Principal | Kathy Scott (9-12), Becky Gogle (7-8) |
| Grades | 7 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 2,182 |
| Color(s) | Navy, Columbia blue, Silver |
| Athletics conference | Pacific Coast League |
| Team name | Sea Kings, Sea Queens (high school) Sea Weeds (junior high school) |
| Website | cdm |
Corona del Mar High School (CdM) is a public school located in the East Bluff neighborhood of Newport Beach, California, and belongs to the Newport-Mesa Unified School District. It is a combination of a middle school (7th and 8th grades) and a high school (9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades). The school was founded in 1962 and has an enrollment of just over 2000 students.
It has been ranked by Newsweek as one of the top 200 high schools in the United States. Since 2009, it has been described as a school with serious social problems, resulting in several high-profile instances of sexism, homophobia, gender-related violence and academic dishonesty.
History
The school was founded in 1962.
In the mid 1970s, the school went through an extensive design process to develop its media center.
Sports
Corona del Mar competes in the Pacific Coast League of the CIF Southern Section. The Sea Kings have won 81 CIF Southern Section Championships and 12 California Interscholastic Federation State Championships.
The school opened a $1.75 million aquatic center in 1992. An evening fundraiser in 2007 raised $221,000 for a refurbishment project. They have won the Boy's Water polo southern section divisional title 13 times, including nine Division 1 titles.
The school has won six State Championships in Girl's Cross Country. In 2010 the boy's soccer team won the SoCal State Championship and finished ranked second in the nation. In 2011 the boy's volleyball team won the Powerade Fab 50 ESPN Rise National championship trophy. The high school also competes in sailing, crew and surfing. Corona del Mar Football won the Division III State Football Championship in 2013.
Parent and booster groups annually raise large sums of money for the school and related extracurricular programs, with just three of the projects raising a total of over $235,000 annually.
Nationwide attention
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In February 2009, a production of the musical Rent was cancelled. According to the theater teacher, the cancellation was a result of the principal's desire to censor its portrayal of prostitution and homosexuality, despite not featuring prostitution. The principal later stated that she did not raise prostitution or homosexuality as a concern for wanting the play to be edited, and that the theater teacher had cancelled the show without even letting the principal see the script because he not made enough preparations to start the show in time. The theater teacher had said that he had intended to show the play to fight homophobia on campus, after number of Corona del Mar students were found using homophobic slurs. Student demand eventually brought back the play. In March that same year, the American Civil Liberties Union sued the school for inadequately responding to, allowing, and even condoning an atmosphere of sexist and homophobic violence, after a video surfaced of male students threatening to rape and kill a female student. The ACLU cited the principal's choice to have an assistant football coach investigate the behavior of the male students, despite all but one of the male students being on football team. Additionally, the ACLU pointed to the lack of appropriate punishment for the boys or adequate protection for the victim, with only two students being suspended for five days. The use of a censored version of Rent, as well as its temporary cancellation, were also cited in the suit. By the time the play Rent finally opened, the Westboro Baptist Church threatened to and eventually picketed the play. In response to the protests, a counter-protest of at least 200 individuals guarded the campus from the Westboro Baptist Church. Shortly after, the Westboro Baptist Church left. The play sold out on its opening and won multiple awards in the National Youth Theatre California Awards. A settlement was reached in September, when the school district agreed to create and enforce anti-harassment policies and train both students and staff at Corona del Mar High School on the subject.
In 2011 U.S. News and World Report gave the school a silver medal, ranking it number 127 of 21,786 high schools in math and science. That same year Newsweek magazine ranked Corona del Mar High School number 172 of the 500 best high schools in the United States.
In January 2012, school officials had to decide what to do with ten students after it was discovered that they had bought the answers to their tests off of Amazon.com.
In May 2014, reports of an NFL-style "prom draft" surfaced, resulting in condemnation from the principal on the grounds that it objectifies the girls chosen by the male students. The draft was not sponsored by the school staff, but included formal rules and a Twitter account that announced results and encouraged girls to "dress nice" for the "drafters." Writers for the Los Angeles Times cited a former Corona del Mar High School disciplinarian in their argument that the draft was the result of a problematic sense of entitlement among Newport Beach residents. A writer for the The Atlantic felt that the claims of objectification were ironic, as the draft ensured that more girls were chosen, and at random, instead of being competitively sought out or left alone. The Atlantic piece concluded that entitlement was an unrelated issue. In response to the prom draft, a writer for the OC Weekly made the argument that this and other controversies over the years were a sign that the high school was the source of broader social problems within Orange County.
In January 2014, eleven Corona del Mar High School students were expelled for being part of a hacking ring intent on altering their grades with the help of a tutor in April and June 2013. The ring planned to use keylogging software to acquire access to their teacher's computers so they could change their grades. The following October, tutor Timothy Lance Lai was arrested on charges of burglary and computer access and fraud for placing the breaking into the school to place the keylogging software. Lai pleaded not guilty.
In June 2014, the school hired an "ethics consultant" in response to the prom draft and hacking scandal, with hopes of improving the school's reputation. The consultant's duties include training the students to accept diversity and be more honest and inclusive.
In 2014, U.S. News and World Report gave the school a gold medal, with a national ranking of #222 and #37 in the State of California.
Notable alumni
- Tumua Anae, Olympic water polo goalie
- Debbie Cook, 2007-2008 mayor of Huntington Beach, California
- Taylor Dent, tennis player
- Kevin Hansen, Olympic indoor volleyball player
- John Ireland, sportscaster
- Matt Keough, baseball player
- Bill Leach, Olympic canoer
- Julie Leach, Olympic canoer, triathlete
- Brad Alan Lewis, Olympic gold medalist in rowing
- Bill Macdonald, sportscaster
- Eric Marienthal, Jazz Musician
- Jack McBean, soccer player
- Mark McGrath, lead singer of the pop rock band Sugar Ray
- McG, film director and producer
- John Mann, Olympic water polo player
- Leslie Mann, actress
- Sam Mikulak, Olympic gymnast
- Dave Rohde, baseball player (Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians)
- Alison Rosen, podcaster, writer
- Kelly Rutherford, actress
- Brad Sherman, Congressman
- Michael Steele, bass guitarist for rock band The Bangles
- Jeff Thomason, football player
- Brian Tyler, composer, conductor, and producer
- Lars Ulrich, drummer, Metallica
- Neil Weber, baseball player (Arizona Diamondbacks)
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